The theory of statistical discrimination is a dominant social scientific framework for
understanding discrimination in labor markets. To date, the literature has treated this theory …

Post-crisis, central banks were encouraged to intervene against the cyclical build up of
systemic risks in the financial system, a mandate which contravened previous conceptions of …

Economists are by many accounts the most influential group of experts in contemporary
political decision‐making. While the literature on the power of economists mostly focuses on …

While large literatures have separately examined the history of the environmental
movement, government planning, and modern economics, Pricing the Priceless triangulates …

Economics frequently serves as an advisory discipline to policymakers, bolstered in part by
its claims to a unified intellectual framework and high disciplinary consensus. Recent …

This paper tracks economists' rising, yet elusive and unstable interest in collective decision
mechanism after World War II. We replace their examination of voting procedures and social …

In the summer of 1969, Time magazine featured a cover that became a potent symbol for the
burgeoning environmental movement: Ohio's Cuyahoga River, improbably on fire. The …

Congressional hearings are a venue in which social scientists present their views and
analyses before lawmakers in the United States, however quantitative data on their …

Scientists who are active in regulatory settings, whether they are employed by regulatory
agencies or are associated with them as scientific advisers, frequently experience the …

Der vorliegende Band versammelt Beiträge zu einer wissenssoziologischen
Verwendungsforschung der Ökonomik. Darüber hinaus ordnet er das damit verbundene …